By LAMECH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
ljohnson@tribunemedia.net
A MAN and a juvenile were remanded to prison yesterday after they were arraigned in connection with a recent gunpoint robbery at Potter’s Cay Dock.
Leroy Rolle, 22, and a 17-year-old boy stood before Magistrate Constance Delancy facing three counts of armed robbery stemming from an incident on August 18.
Before the charges and particulars were read, the two accused were told that the offences they faced were indictable.
“So you are not required to answer or enter a plea to the charges, do you understand?” Magistrate Delancy asked.
“Yes, ma’am,” said both accused.
It is alleged that Rolle and the 17 year old, who cannot be named because of his age, robbed Fabian Lightbourne of $6,500 cash and an iPhone valued at $800 while armed with a black handgun.
It is further alleged that they robbed Terecita Seymour of a gold Michael Kors watch valued at $350 and her $800 Samsung Galaxy S6 cellphone.
They are also accused of robbing David Rolle of $700 cash and a Bahamian driver’s licence.
Shortly before 3pm on the day in question, police received a report that two armed gunmen had held up patrons at a food stall at Potter’s Cay Dock and robbed them of cash and two cell phones before speeding off in a green Honda vehicle.
In response, an all points bulletin (APB) was put out for the vehicle. Around 3.30pm, officers on patrol spotted the car in the Kemp Road area and a chase followed that ended on Sutton Street, Kemp Road, where the vehicle came to a stop after it crashed. The two male suspects got out of the car and fled on foot. Police gave chase and arrested the two suspects a short while later, according to initial reports.
The two are scheduled to return to Magistrate’s Court on October 22 where the case will be fast-tracked to the Supreme Court for trial.
In the interim, they were remanded to the Department of Correctional Services to await trial.
However, they have the right apply for bail to the Supreme Court if they desire pre-trial release.
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